Agency proposes eliminating zero-defect vehicle reports

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration hopes to stop requiring that the industry submit and retain driver vehicle inspection reports when zero defects are indicated. The Department of Transportation is internally reviewing a proposal to rescind ...

New Mexico recognized for its Smart Roadside Inspection tech

The Motor Transportation Division of the state of New Mexico's Department of Public Safety achieved further national recognition May 1 for its Smart Roadside Inspection system. The system utilizes, variously, mobile inspection trailers, thermal and ...

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Roadcheck inspection blitz scheduled for early June

Roadcheck, the annual inspection blitz done by a joint effort of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and others, will take place June 4-6 this year. CVSA says roughly 10,000 inspectors from ...

FMCSA’s focus on inspections a point of contention at CVSA workshop

Bulldog Hiway Express President Phil Byrd, speaking as First Vice Chair of the American Trucking Associations, delivered a salvo aimed at the national focus on roadside vehicle inspections during an April 23 General Session of ...

Pennsylvania inspection blitz puts 106 trucks, 71 drivers out of service

A one-day inspection spree — Operation Seatbelt and Fatigue Enforcement — put the skids on 106 trucks and 71 drivers, placing them out of service for violations focused on hours and maintenance, Pennsylvania's State Police ...

Two-day blitz places 109 drivers out of service

Arizona's Feb. 27-28 "Operation Southern Shield,” an inspection blitz conducted on I-10 between the Maricopa/Pinal County line to the Arizona/ New Mexico border, resulted in 826 inspections and a total of 109 drivers placed out of service. The majority ...

Smartphone-based bypass service integrates with Fleet Control

DecisionPoint Systems Inc., a provider of mobility solutions to the transportation industry such as Fleet Control, announced Wednesday, Nov. 14, that it had signed a reseller agreement with Drivewyze to resell Drivewyze PreClear, a new ...